Raymond Grumney
News Graphics Director
Grumney has been in the business of designing, illustrating and visualizing data for 36 years and loved doing it every step of the way. He has worked for newspapers in Florida, Colorado and Minnesota.
Latest from Raymond Grumney
The only mostly normal thing about 2020 in Minnesota? Weather
It was warmer and drier than average, but not without extraordinary events.
January 8, 2021
U.S. wildfire tracker
Use this interactive map of current wildfires in the U.S. to get the latest info.
August 19, 2020
Interactive: Hurricane tracker map
Explore this data rich map of current hurricanes/typhoons from around the world.
July 30, 2020
Perseverance rover
The rover is the most sophisticated that NASA has ever sent to Mars. It will search for signs of ancient microbial life, characterize the planet's geology and climate, and collect rock/sediment samples for possible return to Earth. It is powered by heat from the radioactive decay of plutonium into electricity used to charge its two batteries.
July 29, 2020
Map: World earthquakes
Map of recent quakes that are occurring in both the United States and around the world. The data is from the United States Geological Survey's (USGS). Earthquake information is extracted from a merged catalog of earthquakes located by the USGS and contributing networks. Earthquake data will be available within a few minutes for California events, and within 30-minutes for worldwide events.
July 22, 2020
Earthquake mapper
Map of recent quakes that are occurring in both the United States and around the world. The data is from the United States Geological Survey's (USGS). Earthquake information is extracted from a merged catalog of earthquakes located by the USGS and contributing networks. Earthquake data will be available within a few minutes for California events, and within 30-minutes for worldwide events.
July 22, 2020
In Minnesota and across the U.S., virus death toll keeps climbing
As of Monday, 143 Minnesotans had died from COVID-19, with more than half of those fatalities occurring since April 14. The virus has now claimed more lives in the U.S. than anywhere in the world.
April 21, 2020
INTERACTIVE: Active volcano tracker
Locations of active volcanoes around the world are from The Pacific Disaster Center's (PDC) Active Hazards Map Service
March 28, 2020
INTERACTIVE: U.S. Storm reports, warnings and precipitation
This map shows the National Weather Services weather warnings, current radar-based precipitation forecast and recent and yesterdays storm reports. Data is regularly updated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
March 28, 2020
Bike trails in the land of 10,000 lakes
Across the state, more than 1,500 miles of bike trails — some paved, some natural, all off highway — line abandoned railroad beds and cross public lands. Then there are the many bike trails in the metro-area. We have some of the best urban bike options in the country. Pedal one for a close-up experience of Minnesota's many unique landscapes.
March 28, 2020
